Former ministers' media centre

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference which covered the Brookes Academy and the nursing and midwifery workforce.

The Australian Government is delivering more nurses and midwives through a $28 million investment to build a new world-class Nurses and Midwives Academy facility at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne.

The Australian Government is investing $18.4 million to support thousands of nursing students through the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program.

The Australian Government has opened consultation on the draft National Nursing Workforce Strategy.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference on primary health care investments.

The Australian Government continues to strengthen Medicare by supporting Australia’s nursing workforce.

The Australian Government is investing more than $160 million in a tailored women’s health package to tackle gender bias in the health system, upskill medical professionals and improve sexual and reproductive care.

The Australian Government is ensuring Australian mums have greater access to best practice primary midwifery care.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop on the federal funding package to help women who’ve experienced miscarriage Federal budget for the midwifery sector.

The Australian Government is investing in Australia’s health workforce by upskilling our nation’s nurses and midwives through a new $50.2 million scholarship.

The Australian Government is supporting our country’s health workforce, with a new program designed to help Australia’s nurses and midwives deal with stress and burnout.

The Australian Government is strengthening Medicare by making it easier to get top quality care from a nurse practitioner and endorsed midwife, particularly for people in rural and regional Australia, where access to healthcare can be difficult.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop which covered nurse practitioners, endorsed midwives and the Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill.

The Albanese Government is making sure midwives in private practice can continue to provide homebirth services by extending the professional indemnity insurance exemption until 30 June 2025.

A national first plan for nurse practitioners in Australia’s health and aged care system has been released to strengthen and enhance multidisciplinary, person-centred care in primary health.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's speech at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference 2022 - Gold Coast

The Australian Government is investing a further $1.2 billion to prepare and protect senior Australians against COVID-19 and influenza this winter.

The Australian Government is continuing to implement its response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, with a further financial investment of $632.6 million.

The Australian Government is developing a new 10-year strategic plan to help Australia’s highly skilled and respected nurse practitioners, enhancing the way they work as they deliver essential health care for Australians.

The Australian Government is helping nurses receive the extra training they need to care for older Australians.